Substance Use Prevention in the Robson Valley
Northern Health (NH) is excited to announce that Robson Valley has been selected as a pilot community for implementing the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) in Northern BC! The IPM is an international,...
Child and youth health
Prenatal hand expression: A chat with Dr. Jacobus Strydom
Meet Dr. Jacobus Strydom, a family doctor in Terrace, BC, with a passion for maternity care. I recently talked with him about a technique called prenatal hand expression.Dr. Strydom learned about this...
“We’re doing it!” One remote Northern family’s experience feeding their tongue-tied baby
This is my family’s story about feeding our first child, Soren. Feeding was not as easy as I had anticipated. With the support of our local midwife, my dedicated partner, and a lactation consultant,...
A new baby can bring joy – and anxiety, depression, and sadness
“It felt like one long panic attack.” That’s how Tania Harling of Terrace, a mother of two teenage girls, describes the weeks just after she gave birth to her first daughter in 2007. “Th...
Youth Voice Matters
Northern Health (NH) is excited to release a new social media campaign, named Youth 4 Youth (Y4Y), aiming to promote mental wellness and mental illness prevention in youth (ages 15-24). This campaign ...
Back to work after baby: How employers support breastfeeding
After being on parental leave, Sarah returned to work while her husband stayed home with the kids. Twice a day, on her morning and afternoon breaks, he brings the youngest to her to breastfeed. On her...
Milk donations are up! Prince George NICU on track to break their milk collection record
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George serves as both a human milk collection depot and a distribution site. At this site, we: Coll...
